coming to a town near you….wait NO WATER is already here!
the past couple of days have been nice: cloudy skies, clean air and most important, some much needed rain.
i am not sure if any of you have noticed, but there have been a number of radio advertisements about conserving water. why do you ask?
recently, a small fish (see below) has become endangered in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, a place that Southern CA exports water from (in addition to other places, big surprise!) and according to the LA Times,
endangered = no 
“In a normal water year, [water officials] said, deliveries through the delta could be cut by up to 37% — a loss of enough water to supply upward of 4 million households. Dry years could see smaller cuts, but there would be less water to begin with.”
if we don’t get enough GOOD rainy seasons in the next couple of years and we keep expanding the way we do, be assured in this: high and higher water bills coupled with the depletion of whatever water that we have left (as well as ecosystems that depend on them-no an ecosystem is not the next “upscale living” development project).
this really scares me because i like brushing my teeth, having a nice shower at the end of a long day and having water, at my call to cook and clean my rat-trap.
back in the day, when i didn’t own a business and had a couple extra pennies, i would travel to parts of the world where water (let alone HOT) was a real treat. for most of the planet, water at anytime of day, any amount you want is a luxury that is beyond the latest car model or clothing line. why we choose to waste it like it is here forever is beyond me.
i am sorry if i seem so pessimistic, i really want to help. there are some things that all of us can do that DO make a difference (and save us some pennies for that next trip to a place that has it 10 x worse). the the couple posts will be dedicated to finding some solutions, without living in the Dark Ages.